16.23
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.23
सादृश्याद् दीपवत् तद्धीस् तच्छान्तिः पुरुषार्थता
sādṛśyād dīpavat taddhīs tacchāntiḥ puruṣārthatā
The line
Because of sādṛśya (सादृश्य), dīpavat (दीपवत्), taddhīs (तद्धीस्), tacchānta (तच्छान्त), a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
नेपालीमा
मिल्दोजुल्दो भएकाले, दियो जस्तै, त्यो बुद्धि र त्यो शान्ति पुरुषको अर्थ हुन्।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव). What is made of earth. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sādṛśyād (सादृश्याद्) + dīpavat (दीपवत्) + taddhīs (तद्धीस्) + tacchāntiḥ (तच्छान्तिः) + puruṣa-artha-tā (पुरुष-अर्थ-ता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sādṛśyād (सादृश्याद्) | ablative singular | sādṛśya (सादृश्य) |
| dīpavat (दीपवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| taddhīs (तद्धीस्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tacchāntiḥ (तच्छान्तिः) | nominative singular | tacchānta (तच्छान्त) |
| puruṣa-artha-tā (पुरुष-अर्थ-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sādṛśyād (सादृश्याद्) is sādṛśya (सादृश्य). It stands as ablative singular. dīpavat (दीपवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. taddhīs (तद्धीस्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
tacchāntiḥ (तच्छान्तिः) is tacchānta (तच्छान्त). It stands as nominative singular. puruṣa-artha-tā (पुरुष-अर्थ-ता) is a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-artha-tā (पुरुष-अर्थ-ता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sādṛśyād (सादृश्याद्) and dīpavat (दीपवत्).
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